The Minor in Innovation and Design (25 credits) equips students with ways of thinking, creating, and intervening in problems in the world in a way that invites collaboration and ethically engages communities. Students will participate in iterative cycles of design thinking, a generative and creative problem solving approach that places the human experience at the heart of its process. The Minor will draw on methods and theoretical perspectives from the human sciences and the design disciplines.
The Minor in Innovation and Design is open to all UW Tacoma students. Different perspectives will be leveraged through a collaborative teaching and learning model. To further UW Tacoma’s urban-serving mission, students will engage in design projects that link them to pressing issues of the community. The global framework will extend such engagement to projects across the world.
Students interested in the Minor in Innovation and Design can book an advising appointment with the IIGE Academic Advisor.
Academic Requirements and Admissions
Visit the Global Innovation and Design Lab website for more information on each course offered in the Minor in Innovation and Design.
Admissions
To enroll in the Minor in Innovation and Design, students must have:
- Declared a Major
- A minimum of 45 credits at the time of admission
- Less than 135 credits at the time of admission
- 2.0 or higher cumulative grade point average (either from UW Tacoma or as an incoming transfer)
To enroll in, or declare the Minor in Innovation and Design, students are required to book an advising appointment with the IIGE Academic Advisor.
Please email us if you are having any issues accessing the bookings website: ghonors@uw.edu.
